1892 Western Improvement Company promoted “West Muncie”. Lake View Hotel is completed 26 Nov.
1892 West Muncie Resort is Promoted
1892 Yorktown Train Depot Burns
1892 Yorktown train depot burned during the winter. It was decided that the new depot would be in West Muncie amid many protests.
1892 New Corner Becomes Gaston
1892 New Corner petitioned to change its name to “Gaston” to help market gas wells in their village. The name was adapted “some time later”.
1892 Delaware County Courthouse Fire
1892 Delaware County courthouse is damaged by fire. Early government and civil records are lost.
1893-1897 Grover Cleveland President
1893-1897 Grover Cleveland serves as the 24th president. He is the only U.S. president to serve two non-consecutive terms
1893 Severe Drought in Delaware County
1893 Severe drought damages crops in Delaware County (Aug)
1893 Lake View Hotel Opens
1893 Lake View Hotel opened by reception and grand ball by the Muncie Lodge of Elks. West Muncie post office established (22 Feb)
1893 National Financial Panic
1893 National economic panic. Anxiety spreads as glass factories close for the summer. Workers unsure if the factories will reopen. West Muncie project loses support of eastern investors.
1893 Electric Street Car System Begins in Muncie
1893 Electric Street Cars in Muncie
1893 Muncie Smallpox Epidemic
1893 Muncie has a small pox epidemic on the south side. No electric street cars run to the south side. Quarantine lasts 8 weeks (11 Sep – 4 Nov)